Drapery-clip



B. H. MEYER.

DRAPERY CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED MIIII.29, 1920.

Patented July 6, 1920.

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BERNHARD I-I. MEYER, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

DRAPERY-CLIP.

Application led March 29, 1920.

To all whom it may concern Ee it known that I, BERNHARD H. MEYER, acitizen ot' the United States, residing at New Haven, in the county ofNew Haven and State ot Connecticut, have invented a new and usefullmprovement in Drapery- Clips; and I do hereby declare the following,when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and thecharacters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, and which said drawings constitute part ot thisapplication, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a face View ot a drapery clip constructed in accordance withmy invention.

Fig. 2. A vertical sectional view of the same.

rilhis invention. relates to an improvement in drapery clips such as areadapted for connecting portieres or curtains with a curtainpole. ln themore general construction, rings are employed to slide upon a pole, andhooks or other devices are connected with the drapery to be engaged withthe rings, these hooks being usually sewed or pinned to the drapery. Theobject of this invention is to combine a spring-clip which may beconnected with the drapery without sewing, and which will carry tworeversely turned hooks to engage with the pole and avoid the necessityof using` separately formed rings; and the invention consists in theconstruction as hereinafter described and particularly recited. in theclaim.

ln carrying out my invention, the clip comprises two members 5 and 6which may be struck up from sheet-metal and of any desired. form. Asherein shown, the members are provided with inwardly projecting fingers7 and S through which a pintle 9 eX- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1920.

serial No. 369,665.

tends, whereby the members are hinged together. Upon the pintle is aspring 10, the ends 11 and 12 of which bear upon opposite members so asto normally force the lower ends together. The inner faces of theselower ends will be provided with blocks 13 and 14 of rubber, cork, orother suitable material, in each of which .is mounted a series or'inwardly projecting pins 15. Connected. with the upper ends of the clipare arms 16 and 17 reversely bowed so as to extend around a curtain-pole18 to support the clip thereon, the ends of the wires being so arrangedthat when the upper ends of the clip are pressed together, the ends ofthe wires will separate suliciently to permit the device to engage withthe pole, and the spring 10 is oi. sufficient strength to firmly holdthe blocks 13 and 14 in such close engagement with the draperies thatthe draperies will be firmly held thereby.

l claim:

A. drapery clip comprising two members hinged together by a pintle, aspring on said pintle the ends of which hear against the inner faces ofthe members whereby the lower ends are normally forced together, blocksmounted on the lower inner faces of the members, said blocks providedwith inwardly projecting pins, and an arm connected with the upper endof each member, said arms reversely bowed and adapted to engage with acurtain-pole.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

P. W. F. EIcr-IMANN.

